Leap Gate petition

A campaign by residents of Castlemead in Trowbridge to improve road safety on the new road is gaining momentum, with their petition reaching 460 signatures in just over two weeks.

They say Leap Gate has become a dangerous place to live, especially for children and the elderly. It is totally inappropriate for HGVs, cars and motorbikes to speed along a narrow road through the heart of two densely populated housing estates. Their message and a link to the petition below...

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To: Baroness Jane Scott - Wiltshire Council

LEAP GATE PETITION - KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE

We ask Wiltshire Council to lower the speed limit on the newly-opened section of Leap Gate, to put into effect traffic-calming measures and to stop actively promoting the use of this road as a bypass for all local traffic, especially HGVs.

Why is this important?

Leap Gate runs through two densely-populated family estates, Castle Mead and Paxcroft Mead, which are served by two primary schools.

Since the new stretch of Leap Gate opened in June, HGVs, cars and motor bikes constantly exceed speed limits, putting the lives of residents and their children in danger. Motorists also regularly run the red lights at the Castle Mead pedestrian crossing, endangering the lives of those using it, most vulnerable of whom are children going to and from school during term time.

Residents who walk their dogs along Leap Gate are also at risk as they are forced to cross the road in the 50mph zone to gain access to the open space as there is no footpath on the other side of the road.

Residents' sleep is being disturbed by noise from the constant flow of traffic through the heart of the estate. Wiltshire Council has failed to adhere to their own Land at East Trowbridge Development Brief which says that potential traffic noise from the link road, Leap Gate, should be mitigated and is to have as little impact as possible on the residents of Castle Mead.

Wiltshire Council has repeatedly been asked to extend the 30mph zone on Leap Gate in line with existing housing and to lower the speed limit on the remaining 50mph zone to 40mph to discourage motorists speeding through the whole estate, but they refuse to listen to residents' concerns.

Please consider signing our petition

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/leap-gate-petition-keep-our-children-safe